Overview
- The ICC found Ali Muhammad Ali Abd‑Al‑Rahman responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Darfur between August 2003 and at least April 2004.
- Judges issued 27 guilty verdicts and declined rulings on four overlapping charges, with sentencing to be scheduled and a maximum life term possible.
- The chamber said guilt was proven beyond reasonable doubt for murders, rapes, torture, persecution and attacks on civilians carried out by Janjaweed forces he led.
- Evidence included testimony from 56 prosecution witnesses describing mass executions, village burnings and the use of rape as a weapon.
- Prosecutors signaled pursuit of further warrants related to ongoing abuses in Sudan’s conflict, as UN officials welcomed the decision’s significance for victims.